NHS patients dying because of problems sharing medical records, coroners warn
Briefly

In 2023, coroners issued 35 warnings about inadequate sharing of NHS patient information, directly leading to patient deaths due to inaccessible vital health information.
The tragic case of a three-year-old boy highlights that, if the NHS 111 adviser had known about his Down's Syndrome, the child would have received timely medical intervention.
An 11-year-old's death illustrated severe shortcomings in the transfer of critical patient information between ambulance and A&E due to incompatible IT systems.
Mental health staff's inability to access a patient's digital record resulted in a tragic misstep where the patient was discharged, leading to her suicide.
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